Beanie Babies billionaire faces jail time

Beanie Babies founder Ty Warner is escorted from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Warner entered a guilty plea today for tax evasion, apologizing in a choked-up voice and telling a federal judge he had known his tax forms weren't accurate.

Beanie Babies founder Ty Warner is escorted from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Warner entered a guilty plea today for tax evasion, apologizing in a choked-up voice and telling a federal judge he had known his tax forms weren't accurate.

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CHICAGO (AP) - The billionaire creator of Beanie Babies steps before a federal judge Tuesday to learn if he'll have to spend up to five years behind bars for evading taxes on $25 million in income.

H. Ty Warner's sentencing will also give him a chance to apologize at length for hiding his millions in Swiss bank accounts.

The 69-year-old apologized and wiped away tears when he pleaded guilty last year. But the judge in Chicago stopped him and said he could explain himself fully at sentencing.